I told you about Judge Elizabeth Coker last October.  She’s the District Court Judge who sent strategy texts to prosecutors during a trial she was overseeing.

Yeah, she was the judge and she was sending secret messages to the prosecutors on how to win.  That’s kinda illegal, even in east Texas.  So, she resigned on December 6th.  On December 8th, the filing deadline in Texas, she marched her sweet little cheatin’ patootie over to Republican headquarters and filed to run for District Attorney.

No, I am not kidding you.  A State Commission on Judicial Conduct started an investigation after the texting incident and found —

The commission noted that she “allegedly exhibited a bias in favor of certain attorneys and a prejudice against others in both her judicial rulings and her court appointments.” Investigators also expressed concerns that Coker “discussed the Commission’s investigation and [her] written responses to the investigation with a material witness prior to that witness’ testimony before the Commission in an apparent attempt to influence that witness, and that the judge may not have been candid and truthful in her testimony before the Commission when questioned about her contact with the witness.”

I mean, here she is acting all Lizzy Borden to Lady Justice, and in her Republican mind, the fact that she doesn’t follow the rule of law and has made witness tampering an art form means she’s perfectly and uniquely qualified to be District Attorney.

And there are people in East Texas who are encouraging her.  Well, not really people.  Republicans.  Republicans are cheering her on because dammit, we need more East Texas justice.

And, Honey, public servant doesn’t fit you real well.  But, I guess that drooling blood-thirsty lying cult leader doesn’t fit on a bumper sticker.

Thanks to Brian for the heads up.